离多伦多风景优美的Beltline小道（19世纪90年代的一条废弃的火车路线）只有几分钟的路程，在该市的Bennington Heights社区坐落着一座现代农舍。这座农舍是对社区内一座老农舍的敏感的建筑重建，受到社区的喜爱。

Minutes from Toronto’s scenic Beltline Trail (an abandoned train route from the 1890s) sits a contemporary farmhouse in the Bennington Heights neighborhood of the city. The farmhouse is a sensitive architectural reconstruction of an old farmhouse on the property—beloved by the community.

业主在原来的房子里住了近二十年，他们需要更多的空间，而原来的结构又太脆弱，无法翻新。然而，由于感情上的原因，农舍的存在对社区和业主都很重要。由Post建筑事务所提出的深思熟虑的设计策略，提供了一个解决方案。

The owners, who had lived in the original house for nearly two decades, needed more space, and the original structure was too frail to renovate. However, for sentimental reasons, the presence of the farmhouse proved to be important to the community and the owners. The thoughtful design strategy, proposed by Post Architecture, offered a solution.

新建的房屋将在形式上颂扬原来的房屋：在尺寸和体量上忠实于它的前身，一个新的两层楼的白色屋檐结构将与三面光滑的平顶附加物构成。高对比度的设计策略也将延伸到材料托盘上，将柔和的浅色饰面分配给坡顶部分，将深色的硬饰面分配给附加部分。

The new-built home would pay a formal ode to the original: true to its predecessor in size and massing, a new two-story white gabled structure would sit in composition with sleek, flat-roofed additions on three sides. The high contrast design strategy would also extend to the material pallets, assigning soft, light-colored finishes to the gabled portion and dark, hard ones to the additions.

建筑细节使2021年的化身进一步现代化：新的白色金属屋顶不再像传统屋顶那样悬在墙上，而是与墙面覆层的白色垂直板齐平（两边有一个最小的天沟隔开）；新的木质覆层让人想起原来的油漆松木板，但为了延长寿命，先用日本的寿光板技术烧焦，然后再像以前的农舍那样染上白色。

The architectural details further modernized the 2021 incarnation: the new white metal roof no longer overhangs the walls as traditional roofs would but instead ends flush with the white vertical boards of the wall cladding (separated by a minimal gutter on two sides); the new wood cladding is reminiscent of the painted pine boards of the original but was first charred with the Japanese Shou-sugi Ban technique for longevity, and then stained white as was in the former farmhouse.

为了与原来的白色形式形成对比，新的地板区域是通过一系列谨慎的、黑色的、由不同宽度的折叠金属板组成的钢包体引入的。增建部分的颜色、质地和窗户处理在视觉上与浅色包层不同。

在内部，就像外部一样，浅色的材料与坡顶结构的高耸天花板相接；深色的材料渲染了增建部分。一系列可操作的线性窗户和天窗有助于控制室内温度，同时欢迎自然光和外部景观进入室内。

To contrast the original white form, the new floor area was introduced through a series of discreet, black, steel-clad volumes of folded sheet metal in varying widths. The color, texture, and window treatment on the “additions” are visually different from the light cladding.

Inside, like the exterior, light-colored materials meet the soaring ceiling of the gabled structure; dark ones render the additions. A series of operable, linear windows and skylights help control the indoor temperature while welcoming natural light and views of the landscaped exterior into the home.

当Post建筑公司与INLINE设计公司合作建造房屋及其内部时，STLA与Arbordale景观设计公司和Moonstruck照明公司协调，创造了一个功能性的、灵活的、舒适的户外空间，是建筑的延伸。在现代设计语言中重新诠释的对过去的点头，在环绕房屋西北侧的景观设计中得到延续。

While Post Architecture worked with INLINE Design Construction to build the house and its interiors, STLA coordinated with Arbordale Landscaping and Moonstruck Lighting to create a functional, flexible and cozy outdoor space that is an extension of the architecture. The nod to the past, reinterpreted within a contemporary design language, continues with the landscape design, wrapped around the northwest side of the house.

这个郁郁葱葱的花园混合了本地和非侵入性的授粉植物，其中有一些对居民来说具有怀旧意义的物种：Scilla（蓝色鳞茎）、绣球花、Serviceberries和山茱萸。

Mixing native and non-invasive pollinator plants, the lush garden features some species that hold nostalgic meaning for the residents: scilla (blue squill), hydrangeas, serviceberries, and dogwoods.

这些茂盛的植物为房屋创造了一个温馨的前门和一个迷人的背景，同时将房屋的结构依偎在它所在的山顶上。景观设计也加强了极简主义的细节，与建筑中的重复图案和对比色相似。院子是为四季设计的，院子里有一个火坑和一个水景，坐落在低维护率的植物中，为那些星光灿烂的冬夜或阳光明媚的夏日服务。

These luscious plants create a welcoming front entry and a charming backdrop for the house while nestling the structure into the hilltop on which it is perched. The landscape design also reinforces minimalist details similar to those incorporated in the architecture with repeated patterns and contrasting colors. Designed for four seasons, the yard is adorned with a fire pit and a water feature, sitting amongst the low-maintenance plants for those starry winter nights or sunny summer days.

Architects: POST Architecture
Area : 430 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Riley Snelling
Manufacturers : Mutina, Warmboard, 22 System, Branded Wood, Clarke’s Custom Woodworking, Elite Concrete, Nostraforma, York Fabrica
Architectural & Interior Design : Gloria Apostolou, Shelagh Hill
Landscape Design : Saraga Taylor Landscape Architects, Beatrice Taylor
Text Author : Sanam Samanian
Architecture : POST Architecture
Landscape Construction : Arbordale Landscaping
General Contractor : InLine Fine Build
Millwork Contractor : Clarke’s Custom Woodworking
Lighting : Moonstruck Lighting
City : Toronto
Country : Canada